Compare Inventor and Revit 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
$290 per month
Inventor
Star Rating
(437)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
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Star Rating
(932)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$290 per month
Browse all 4 pricing plansInventor vs Revit
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Inventor easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that Inventor was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Inventor and Revit both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Inventor is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Revit over Inventor.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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Revit
Revit Subscription (Monthly)
$290
per month
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Free Trial
Inventor
Free Trial is available
Revit
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
373
8.8
735
Ease of Use
8.4
374
7.5
750
Ease of Setup
7.9
104
7.9
199
Ease of Admin
7.7
99
7.4
127
Quality of Support
8.1
342
7.8
685
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
94
8.1
121
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
368
9.1
711
Features by Category
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)Hide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
Not enough data
8.2
434
Design
Not enough data
8.9
395
Not enough data
7.7
378
Not enough data
8.9
398
Not enough data
8.6
367
Not enough data
8.1
337
Not enough data
8.8
190
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.9
375
Not enough data
8.5
391
Not enough data
8.5
391
Not enough data
8.3
367
Construction
Not enough data
8.1
298
Not enough data
7.9
274
Not enough data
7.9
330
Not enough data
8.0
163
Not enough data
7.6
156
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
60
Not enough data
6.0
60
Not enough data
6.0
61
Common Data Environment (CDE) - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Estimation - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
6
Electrical & Circuit Design - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
Edit
8.1
36
Not enough data
7.3
35
Not enough data
8.0
36
Not enough data
7.7
36
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
Design
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
Tools
5.6
16
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
Work
6.9
15
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
Environment
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Library
Not enough data
8.2
104
Not enough data
8.1
104
Rendering
Not enough data
7.9
100
Not enough data
8.0
101
Not enough data
8.0
100
Not enough data
7.7
97
Not enough data
7.7
93
Not enough data
7.1
89
Integrations
Not enough data
9.2
101
Not enough data
8.6
100
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.4
22
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Inventor and Revit share no categories
Unique Categories
Inventor is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), Simulation & CAE, and General-Purpose CAD
Revit is categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Architectural Rendering
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Revit
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.8%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Oil & Energy
3.8%
Other
51.3%
Architecture & Planning
46.4%
Construction
18.3%
Civil Engineering
9.7%
Design
7.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
5.5%
Other
12.6%
Discussions
How do you handle the data creation problem?
2 Comments
SG
You basically need to create each model from scratch in Inventor. You can copy your AutoCAD in Inventor and extrude the models but the models won't be...Read more
there is a form to get more realistic renders from inventor?
2 Comments
KC
Max can load Inventor files natively, so that's certainly one option.
The render engine in Inventor is pretty good, though. There is a great deal of ...Read more
Is integration with other Autodesk products being considered?
2 Comments
MG
Autodesk published a video on how to export Inventor parts to Revit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue7-WtyiUtIRead more
Can we export schedule into exel
3 Comments
CG
From the schedule view: Big R > Export > Reports > Schedule. It creates a .txt file that can be opened in Excel.
ThanksRead more
Do you use Revit to finish all drafting as well?
2 Comments
AM
We complete from beginning to end Revit projects completely within Revit. It definitely takes effort getting plans to look the same as the Company Standard...Read more
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